St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-04-21

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out of the l29 members of the confer
ence of 1876, and So members have
been received, but of these So, have
been located, ii have been transferred,
and four have withdrawn, thus leaving
80 to supply the vacancies caused by
the removal and death of 48. The
last minutes report 100 members.
Thus the Vermont conference to-day
has fewer members than it had ii years
ago.
The writer refers to recent changes
in the Methodist church thus
To those who may not have visited
st. Johnsbury within the last six years
the Methodist church will be both a
surprise and revelation. 1t is a new
creation. The old shell is there, but a
new exterior and charming and ornate
interior show no resemblance to the
old. Instead of the cumbrOus and not
over handsome tower that capped the
front of the roof of the church former
| ly, tASre are now two handsome and
signfiE spires, the towers of which con-
tain the chief entrances, while inside
the eye no longer lights upon plain
| white walls broken by large plain OBJ
long windows, but upon frescOing i'll
browns and Colds which attracts by it's
| beauty, while the windows are of goth
ic style filled with ornamented glass.
Conference Notes.
Bishop Walden will preach in Music
hall Sunday morning ut 1870. The
public is cordially invited.
Among the members of the confer
ence is Rev. l.. L. Beeman, late of ST.
Johnsbury, but for some time past
principal of seminary at East Green
witch, r. l., who returns to the confer
ence and asks for pastorate.
Tables will he set in the vestry of
the church and hot tea and coffee serv-
ed free to those coming from out of
town who wish to bring their own
lunch.
All visiting clergymen and others
during conference are most cordially
invited to make themselves at home at
the rooms of the Y. M. G. A, where
toilet conveniences are free, also a fine
reading room.
Among the prominent members of
the denomination who are visitors to
the conference are Bishop j. M. Wal
! den Rev. j. M. ThOburn, d. D., of the
missionary society; Rev. r. S. Rust,
D. D., of the Freedmen's Aid society
Rev. w. A. Spencer, d. D., of the
church extension society; Rev. j. M.
Freeman, d. d., of the Sunday school
union and tract society; Rev. L. II.
Elliott of the VT. Bible society; Rev.
j. p. Magee of the Methodist book con-
Germ AS. Weed, publisher of Zion's
Herald Noah Granger agent Metho-
dist seminary E. A. Bishop, principal
of the state seminary Mrs. Angie F.
~ Nov ,,s-.rs=~ss the Woman's Home Mis-
sionary society, and Miss Mary A,
Pomeroy of the w. f. Nj. society
Presiding elders Revs. E. w. Culver,
S. Donaldson, r. Morgan and j. O.
Sherburn are also present.
Presentation.
The friends of E. A. Walker, en-
ployed in the Fairbanks office and al
the store, put their heads and theiI
pocket books together just before his
departure for the West that he might
take with him some reminder of theil
good will and friendship. The result
was that two elegant volumes were
left at his home Monday evening &C.
companied by cards on which were the
names of the donors. The books were
Irene Jerome's "Yoars Sketch Book
and "Nature's Hallelujah." Mr.. and
Mrs. Walker, A. b. NOyes and DR.. c.
d. Newell left on the afternoon train
Tuesday going by the way of Montreal.
They will stop at Chicago and Mime
apolis and other places.